The Five Mile River is a river located in
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
's Northeast Corner and flows through the towns of
Thompson
Thompson may refer to:
People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
Places Australia
*Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province
Canada
* ...
,
Putnam, and
Killingly.The original
Nipmuc name was ''Assawaga'', meaning "place between" or "halfway place". The Assawaga received its English name from the fact that the first land laid out upon it was "supposed to be about five miles from"
Woodstock, Connecticut
Woodstock is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,221 at the 2020 census.
History
17th century
In the mid-17th century, John Eliot, a Puritan missionary to the Native Americans, established "praying town ...
. The Five Mile is a tributary of the
Quinebaug River and is part of the
Thames River watershed. Its source is Little Pond (also known as Schoolhouse Pond), close to the
border. It empties into the
Quinebaug River at
Danielson, near the intersection of
Connecticut Route 12
Connecticut Route 12 is a state highway that runs between Groton and the state line in Thompson.
History
Route 12 was preceded by New England Interstate Route 12. The southern terminus of NE-12 was originally at New London, Connecticut. It trave ...
and
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to P ...
.
The Fivemile River has several dams, most of which are former mill operations. Its largest impoundment is
Quaddick Reservoir
Quaddick Reservoir is a man-made body of water in the town of Thompson, Connecticut. The reservoir has three sections: Lower (124 acres), Middle (203 acres), and Upper (81 acres). It originated with the completion of a dam on the Five Mile River
...
, though there are several smaller dams including those that were built for the purpose of harnessing waterpower for industry. The best examples of surviving mill villages can be seen in
Killingly in villages such as Pineville, Ballouville, Attawaugan, and
Dayville.
See also
*
List of rivers of Connecticut
Most of Connecticut's rivers flow into Long Island Sound and from there the waters mix into the Atlantic Ocean. A few extremely eastern rivers flow into Block Island Sound. The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective t ...
References
Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut HistoryEnvironmental Protection AgencyConnecticut Department of Environmental Protection
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Rivers of Windham County, Connecticut
Killingly, Connecticut
Rivers of Connecticut
Tributaries of the Thames River (Connecticut)